Skip to content

13 August 2024 | 2 minutes read


13 August 2024 | 2 minutes read


Latest News

Share this

This is an archived news story which is over 12 months old and may contain out of date information

Committing to data-led wellbeing

The nature of what AWE does means being safe and secure are our fundamentals. And to support this, our people’s health and wellbeing is a priority. If our people come to work not at their best or in the right frame of mind, we can be faced with potentially heightened risks for safety and security.

It’s only right that our dedicated wellbeing strategy supports a vision of a thriving workforce, with long lasting good health and happiness. This is a key feature of our Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) commitments, and this year we’ve focused on establishing working groups within each of our business functions, to address local wellbeing needs.

AWE is a founder member of REBA (the Reward and Employee Benefits Association) and for years have attended REBA’s annual Wellbeing Congress to learn more about what other organisations are doing to support and improve their people’s wellbeing. This year I was invited to team up with our supplier Unum to deliver a joint presentation about health, happiness, and productivity.

The key point for us is everything we do is data-led. We run initiatives and programmes where the outcomes are measurable, to demonstrate the value both to our people and to our business.

We both agree interventions that deliver the most value are preventative or at an early stage. Which is why we’ve invested in providing our people with access to clinical services such as GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health therapy. As well as access to professional support with lifestyle behaviours through digital personal training, nutrition consultations and lifestyle coaching.

There’s clear evidence now that those who are happy at work tend to take fewer sick days, with a WPI Economics study estimating 9 fewer sick days, alongside a boost in productivity when employees feel healthy. Line managers play a key role in supporting their team’s wellbeing, and Unum has provided our managers with guidance on how to have effective workplace wellbeing conversations.

Our people tell us we have a strong wellbeing provision, but we’re always looking to improve. That’s why we’ve signed the Business in the Community (BITC) Workwell Commitment. This framework helps us establish a benchmark and learn best practice from industry-leading organisations, as well as a public commitment that we will always strive to offer the best for our workforce.

More news

A commemorative display in a grand room with marble columns and historic portraits, showcasing AWE's 75-year timeline of nuclear security technologies from the 1940s to the present, under the slogan 'Proud of our past. Prepared for the future.'

Latest News

75 Years of AWE: A landmark innovation showcase

On 16 October, AWE marked a major milestone in its history with the ‘AWE75: Proud of our past. Prepared for our future.’ event at the Institution of Civil Engineers, London. The event saw over 100 guests from across government, academia and the defence community gather to commemorate AWE’s legacy and look ahead to our future.

Latest News

Future talent celebrated at graduation event

AWE has marked a major milestone in its early careers programme with the graduation of 35 apprentices. The event celebrated the achievements of individuals who have completed programmes across a range of technical disciplines and who now join the workforce supporting one of the UK’s most critical national security missions.

Connect - the newsletter for AWE's neighbours - Autumn 2025

Community News

Connect – Autumn 2025

Welcome to the extended version of Connect Thank you for taking the time to read the printed leaflet you received in the post, and for scanning the QR code to discover more. Taking some of our content online has enabled us to reduce the printing associated with Connect by more than half, supporting our environmental […]

Search Sitemap Sitemap XML